Katie Baker

This endorsement addresses costs following a decision on two motions in a family law dispute.

The Applicant sought financial disclosure, interim child and spousal support, and litigation expenses under Rule 24(18) of the Family Law Rules.

The court found the Applicant to be the more successful party, despite not achieving all requested relief and exhibiting some unreasonable behaviour (e.g., extraordinary support requests, misuse of credit card for legal fees).

The Respondent's failure to provide complete financial disclosure, delay in stating his support position, and unilateral termination of a credit card arrangement (potentially contempt of court) were deemed unreasonable.

The court awarded the Applicant $40,000 in all-inclusive costs, emphasizing proportionality and reasonableness, and clarified that prior payments made by the Respondent towards the Applicant's legal and expert fees via credit card should be credited against the Rule 24(18) order, not the costs award.

The respondent, Ms. Harron, brought a motion for orders concerning parenting and financial support for the two younger children of her common-law relationship with the applicant, Mr. Hoy.

Mr. Hoy brought a cross-motion for joint decision-making and a shared parenting arrangement.

The court granted Ms. Harron sole decision-making responsibility, ordered Mr. Hoy to pay table child support based on his CPP disability income, and directed that the CPP children's disability benefit be paid directly to Ms. Harron.

The court also adopted Ms. Harron's proposed parenting schedule and denied Mr. Hoy's requests for shared transportation costs and Section 7 expenses due to his modest means.

The court declined to rule on Mr. Hoy's prospective relocation claim.